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The Relationship of the Current Account Balance and the Budget Balance

The American Economist, 1993
This paper demonstrates that the traditional theory, that the current account balance and the budget balance are positively related, does not uphold when applied to Australian data. On the other hand, Australian data seems to indicate that Ricardian Equivalence Theorem better explains the movements in the economy.
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Determinants of current account balances of Bangladesh

Journal of Contemporary Asia, 1993
Abstract This article analyses the developments of current account balances of Bangladesh since the 1950s. Available evidence suggests that the loss of the Indian raw jute market in the 1950s and the arrival of jute substitutes in the international market in the 1960s have had lasting impacts on the current account position of Bangladesh.
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Current Account Balance and External Shocks in Nigeria

African Journal of Economic Review, 2019
As a small open economy, Nigeria is highly vulnerable to adverse effect of external shocks since independence. These shocks manifest in form of oil price shocks, exchange rate volatility, global financial crisis and terms of trade shocks. This paper however investigated the impact of external shocks to oil price, exchange rate and terms of trade on the
Kudaisi, Bosede, Olomola, P.A., Kudaisi, Bosede, Olomola, P.A.   +3 more
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Determinants of the Portuguese Current Account Balance

LIMEN - International Scientific-Business Conference - Leadership, Innovation, Management and Economics: Integrated Politics of Research
The economic and financial crisis forced Portugal to adjust its external deficit, which had accumulated over almost two decades. This paper aimed to identify empirically the determinants of the Portuguese current account balance to understand the accumulation of the external deficit. For this purpose, several econometric estimations with the ARDL model
Elisabeth Pereira, Francisco Carvalho
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The Adjustment of Current Account (Im-)Balances in Africa

Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 2014
Large current account imbalances are perceived to be a macroeconomic risk. Consequently a reversal (especially of a deficit) is often regarded as good in itself, and is frequently pursued as a policy objective or as part of reform programme. This perception is surprising in light of the intertemporal approach to the balance of payments, where ...
S. du Plessis, A. Freytag
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Balancing the current account: experimental evidence on underconsumption

Experimental Economics, 2015
AbstractHow should countries in a fixed exchange rate system balance their current account? This question was at the center of the historical debate between Keynes and White in 1944 and is being debated increasingly these days for the Eurozone. Should consolidation by deficit countries be complemented by higher spending in surplus countries in order to
Marcus Giamattei, Johann Graf Lambsdorff
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The current account balance: an analysis of the issues [PDF]

, 1998
This article takes a detailed look at the factors influencing New Zealand's current account deficit, and its potential ramifications.
Sean Collins, Francisco Nadal De Simone, David Hargreaves   +2 more
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Current account balance and dollar standard: Exploring the linkages

Journal of International Money and Finance, 2014
Abstract This paper examines whether the international role of the dollar as main global reserve currency has contributed to persistent current account imbalances. To this end, we analyse how central banks' accumulation of reserve assets affects the current account balance of both reserve-accumulating and reserve-providing countries.
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Cyclically Adjusted Current Account Balance [PDF]

, 2013
Economic policies focusing on macro-financial risks in Turkey attribute special emphasis on current account developments. In this context, quantifying the role of cyclical factors in driving current account deficit is crucial for the design of an appropriate policy response against current account volatility.
A. Hakan Kara, Cagri Sarikaya
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External Debt and the Balance on Current Account

1988
When, in a given period, the net increase of an economic unit’s liabilities is greater than the net increase in its claims, then, in that period, the unit’s financial wealth has fallen. Net financial investment is negative in this period and the economic unit’s debtor/creditor position has risen/fallen by the amount of the net financial investment.
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